This is a guest post by Patrick O’Neill, CEO and Founder of Amp Your Good. Nearly all of us are familiar with the good old fashioned food drive. Most of us have donated canned or boxed goods at one time or another - to a drive sponsored by our company, our church, our school or some other organization we are connected
22-10-2015
At the RID All Farm The Movement for Black Lives National Convening was held in Cleveland, Ohio at the end of July and was sponsored by local and national groups: Black Lives Matter, BYP100, Ferguson Action, Cleveland Action, Million Hoodies, Ohio Student Association, Organization for Black Struggle, Project South and Southerners on New Ground. WhyHunger’s Beatriz Beckford was on site helping
20-10-2015
This week is National School Lunch Week and WhyHunger is passionate about the movement to make school food healthier in a sustainable, equitable and just manner. But why is healthy school food so important? In the United States, many children consume over half of their meals in school, including the over 31 million children who receive free or reduced meals
14-10-2015
WhyHunger’s Director of the Nourish Network for the Right to Food, Jessica Powers, gave the keynote address at Hunger Action Network of New York State’s annual meeting on September 28th in Albany, New York. Here are her remarks. Maine is the first state to pass local ordinances in favor of food sovereignty, or the right of communities to determine
13-10-2015
The new Right to Food and Nutrition Watch has just been released, shedding light on the control businesses have over food systems and policies. Commonly referred to as ‘corporate capture’, the control exerted by businesses has skyrocketed. Particularly present since the food-price volatility crisis shook the world in 2007/08, this reality is putting human rights at great risk. As demonstrated by
09-10-2015
{loadposition donate-2} WhyHunger offers corporations a unique opportunity to support effective solutions to hunger while also promoting their brand. We work locally and globally to empower community efforts that make healthy food accessible to all. Partner with WhyHunger to make an impact in the communities where your employees live and around the world. WhyHunger proudly partners with corporations that share
09-10-2015
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. There is a certain mindset which says that science and technology have all the answers, swooping in from above to solve every agricultural problem that is preventing us from feeding the world, especially in the face of an ever expanding population, climate change and global warming. They will solve the growing problem of
07-10-2015
As WhyHunger celebrates our 40th anniversary, we are excited to bring a new generation of artists on board to help the 795 million people worldwide who live with food insecurity. Here’s your chance to join artists like Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono Lennon, Aarón Sánchez, Carlos Santana, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Trampled By Turtles, Jackson Browne and so many others as
05-10-2015
To support our partner, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance's Month of Community Power, WhyHunger will act in solidarity and invite you all to do the same as organizations across the US mobilize against privatizing land and water, work for democratic control of our food system. Learn more about this important initiative and how you can join below. The United States
02-10-2015
A Movement begins to assume momentum when people begin exploring visionary answers to the questions being asked at the grassroots and engage in practical activities which can be replicated without huge bureaucracies. In the early stages of a Movement, the visionary answers being explored usually strike most people as too radical or too impractical. If they don’t, they are probably
02-10-2015
This is a guest post by Patrick O’Neill, CEO and Founder of Amp Your Good. Nearly all of us are familiar with the good old fashioned food drive. Most of us have donated canned or boxed goods at one time or another - to a drive sponsored by our company, our church, our school or some other organization we are connected
22-10-2015
At the RID All Farm The Movement for Black Lives National Convening was held in Cleveland, Ohio at the end of July and was sponsored by local and national groups: Black Lives Matter, BYP100, Ferguson Action, Cleveland Action, Million Hoodies, Ohio Student Association, Organization for Black Struggle, Project South and Southerners on New Ground. WhyHunger’s Beatriz Beckford was on site helping
20-10-2015
This week is National School Lunch Week and WhyHunger is passionate about the movement to make school food healthier in a sustainable, equitable and just manner. But why is healthy school food so important? In the United States, many children consume over half of their meals in school, including the over 31 million children who receive free or reduced meals
14-10-2015
WhyHunger’s Director of the Nourish Network for the Right to Food, Jessica Powers, gave the keynote address at Hunger Action Network of New York State’s annual meeting on September 28th in Albany, New York. Here are her remarks. Maine is the first state to pass local ordinances in favor of food sovereignty, or the right of communities to determine
13-10-2015
The new Right to Food and Nutrition Watch has just been released, shedding light on the control businesses have over food systems and policies. Commonly referred to as ‘corporate capture’, the control exerted by businesses has skyrocketed. Particularly present since the food-price volatility crisis shook the world in 2007/08, this reality is putting human rights at great risk. As demonstrated by
09-10-2015
{loadposition donate-2} WhyHunger offers corporations a unique opportunity to support effective solutions to hunger while also promoting their brand. We work locally and globally to empower community efforts that make healthy food accessible to all. Partner with WhyHunger to make an impact in the communities where your employees live and around the world. WhyHunger proudly partners with corporations that share
09-10-2015
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. There is a certain mindset which says that science and technology have all the answers, swooping in from above to solve every agricultural problem that is preventing us from feeding the world, especially in the face of an ever expanding population, climate change and global warming. They will solve the growing problem of
07-10-2015
As WhyHunger celebrates our 40th anniversary, we are excited to bring a new generation of artists on board to help the 795 million people worldwide who live with food insecurity. Here’s your chance to join artists like Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono Lennon, Aarón Sánchez, Carlos Santana, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Trampled By Turtles, Jackson Browne and so many others as
05-10-2015
To support our partner, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance's Month of Community Power, WhyHunger will act in solidarity and invite you all to do the same as organizations across the US mobilize against privatizing land and water, work for democratic control of our food system. Learn more about this important initiative and how you can join below. The United States
02-10-2015
A Movement begins to assume momentum when people begin exploring visionary answers to the questions being asked at the grassroots and engage in practical activities which can be replicated without huge bureaucracies. In the early stages of a Movement, the visionary answers being explored usually strike most people as too radical or too impractical. If they don’t, they are probably
02-10-2015